I went totally weenie once on my mtb when I was riding at an OK level.I also worked in a motorbike shop so could get a lot of mtb parts at cost thru one of the importers...got my Gary Fisher ProCaliber to 10.5kgs at the time which was light especially for the frame size and the year (2000)...but it only lasted 1 race .Ok it was 24 race but I only rode it for 6 hours...forks were trashed and so were the wheels.Since then I have tried to find a good middle round on all my bikes...obviously I fail quite often!.My biggest problem is the amount of flex I get out of bikes...always have to back the brakes way off to stop wheels rubbing when the power goes down.I expect that is because I am heavy but also tall so get a lot of leverage.One day I would like to go totally weenie on a road bike to...over here it is a very common past time...most bikes ridden by the guys in my club are sub 6.5kgs.One is sub 5.5kgs....but I still used to beat 80% of them .Edit...being a weight weenie is much easier when you don't break every thing you touch!....including your body!!!.

Wow you must be putting out some serious power to flex parts. I'm not surprised when you say you get wheels rubbing on brake pads when you have the power on. I've never had that problem. Most probably because i'm 55kg and 168cm tall. You must get quite a bit more frame flex compared to someone my size. Unfortunately there's probably nothing you can do about it. Your frame diamonds are always going to be bigger then mine for the same tube size and strength.

You can get super light parts which are just as tough and rigid as the heavy everyday stuff out there but they cost a hell of a lot.

I for one appreciate looking at light bikes with rare light parts...AX-lightness anyone?

Very nice indeed! That's the beauty of cycling, wether you are a racing fanatic, a WWeeny or both, it's all good! Performance and racing is a big part of cycling but we also have to understand that some cyclists are fitness enthusiasts and also look at builds as a hobby.

I say keep em' coming!

Any Parlees out there

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Gee they look great on your bike. I have the Edge 1.45 clinchers on Tune Mig45/M140 hubs. I de-badged the rims because the white didn't really suit my bike. I just found a guy that sells the Edge wheel stickers and i've asked for some to be made up in metalic silver.I'll have to take pictures and post here when they arrive.